Amazing animals

1. Amazing animals

Яковлева О.В.
Школа 583
2013

2.

An elephant can hold 7 litres of water in its trunk.
It’s the only animal with four knees.

3.

The largest fish in the world is the whale shark.
It grows to about 12,5 metres in length and
weight up to 25 tonnes. But don’t worry! It’s
harmless!

4.

The animal with the largest eye in the
world is the giant squid. Its eye can be 27
centimetres across.

5.

Spiders spin webs. These are
made of silk. Spider’s silk is
fifteen finer than human hair,
but it is stronger than steel in
new Guinea people use
spider’s webs to catch fish.

6.

Only humans and some monkeys can see all the
colour. Many other animals see the world in
black, white and shades of grey.

7.

The longest rabbit’s
ears ever recorded
measured 77
centimetres from top
to bottom

8.

There is fish in Malaysia that can climb
trees. It has two fins which is uses like
feet. It travels over dry land to find
insects.

9.

Spiders have eight eyes and eight legs.

10. Translate the words

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Web
Spin
Knees
Eyes
Trunk
Climb
black, white and shades of grey
Made of silk
12,5 metres in length
weight up to 25 tonnes
human hair
stronger than steel
to catch fish.

11. Answer the questions

How many eyes have got spiders?
How many knees have got elephants?
Who spins webs?
What animals can see all the colour?
What’s the largest fish in the world?
What animal has got the largest eyes?